. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. An adult Red Phalarope {Phalaropus fulicaria). Photograph by Galen L. Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria (Linnaeus) Status: The Red Phalarope is a casual transient, with most records from Cheyenne Bottoms. Parmelee et al. (1969b) listed four speci- mens in 1959 and 1963 from Cheyenne Bottoms and six re- cords, including a group of five birds, on 22 September 1968. A bird seen on 10 May 1967 had fairly bright plumage. There are now several more records since Parmelee's publication, and the dates of occurrence have been ex- tended to 5
. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. An adult Red Phalarope {Phalaropus fulicaria). Photograph by Galen L. Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria (Linnaeus) Status: The Red Phalarope is a casual transient, with most records from Cheyenne Bottoms. Parmelee et al. (1969b) listed four speci- mens in 1959 and 1963 from Cheyenne Bottoms and six re- cords, including a group of five birds, on 22 September 1968. A bird seen on 10 May 1967 had fairly bright plumage. There are now several more records since Parmelee's publication, and the dates of occurrence have been ex- tended to 5 November with an extreme date of 5 December. There are additional specimens from Douglas, Franklin, and Barton coun- ties and recent sight records for Linn and Morton counties. Habits and Habitat: The Red Phalarope should be looked for in wet, marshy habitat. Like the other phalaropes, it spins for its food. Field Marks: The rusty reddish spring plumage is unmistakable, but the winter plumage resembles the other two phalaropes'. The Red Phalarope differs in having a more uniformly gray appearance and a dark gray stripe through the eye. Of the three species, its bill is stouter and more Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thompson, Max C; Ely, Charles A. (Charles Adelbert), 1933-. Lawrence, Kan. : University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History : Distributed by University Press of Kansas
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